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oliverschwendener / ueli

Cross-Platform Keystroke Launcher
https://ueli.app
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[Question] about building my own super minimal ueli #1135

Closed kristus123 closed 4 months ago

kristus123 commented 4 months ago

i have for a long time wanted to help on ueli.

If i were to try and make my own 'super minimal ueli inspired launcher' what files should i have a look at ?

i know you use electron, and that opens a window when hitting a hot key

oliverschwendener commented 4 months ago

Hey, cool idea! I suggest you look at these files:

The main entry point of the application, responsible for setting up all different parts of the application: src/main/index.ts

The global shortcut module, responsible for catching the hot key: src/main/Core/GlobalShortcut/GlobalShortcutModule.ts

The browser window module, responsible for creating and managing the window: src/main/Core/BrowserWindow/BrowserWindowModule.ts

The application search extension (responsible for searching apps): src/main/Extensions/ApplicationSearch/ApplicationSearch.ts

oliverschwendener commented 4 months ago

If you want to build a super minimal version you can also check out how I started this project: https://github.com/oliverschwendener/ueli/tree/v1.0.0/src/js

Back then the source code was much more simple, maybe that's a better starting point.

kristus123 commented 4 months ago

i tried to set up the v1.0.0 version, but got a lot of errors. maybe because i am using the latest node version?